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Patented Jan. 16, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALL Oscar L. Gent, Tulsa, Okla. Application January 9, 1943, Serial No. 471,900

. a'claims. (o1. 12 11s) My invention relates to the construction of walls and the like and more particularly to inner wall partitions and, ceilings.

Asis well known, composition insulating board pansion, contraction and vibration are factors which cause loosening of the boards.

,My-invention or system is applicable to insulation boards with plain or interlocking-edges.

Or, it may be used with plaster board, orany product suitable-for plastering, stucco or tile base. It eliminates the use of nailsor screws as the fasteningmeans.

- Briefly, my invention comprisesa penetrating unit which is forced into'the board, a supporting clip having, a spacing means carried by a furring strip and hardened plastic means surrounding these units to maintain them in place.

Also, another important feature of my invention lies in the fact that single clips support the entire wall,,these clips being either pivotally orslidably mountedand both types being yieldable to give, a sense, a free floating wall. Such type offwall is very desirabe as it permits relative movement between the sheets of composition and their supporting structure.

Another feature of my invention is that not only are the exposed nail headseliminated but the nails are done away with whereby the sheets of boards may be removed from a wall, if desired,

. and used in another construction, the sheets being just as easily applied the second time as ini tially, and their appearance in the wall being unmarred.

Another advantage of my invention is that it is relatively simple and cheap to install and yet the either wall or unit produced is extremely sturdy and inafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings iorming part hereof, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a ceiling structure supported in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through one of the joists of Fig. 1 together with one of the several supporting units.

Fig. 3 is a view taken at right angles to Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional View taken along the plane of the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, a modlfiedform attach the furring strips onto the metal supports.

Fig. 10 is a viewtaken at right angles to Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a view of my supporting. and spacing clip.

Fig. 12 is a view of the penetrating means.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to Fig. l, numeral I0 indicates a plurality of joists. These joistscarry the furring strips and several sheets of composition boards positioned therebelow.

As is shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a nail I I extends through the loop or eye part l2, see Figs. 7 and 8, of the clip I3. This clip |3 is bent laterally at M, then downwardly at i5, and then again laterally at It to form a spring clamp of U-shape to receive a furring strip 20 or the like.

As is shown in Fig. 1, these strips 20 are spaced at suitable intervals and carry supporting and spacing clamps 2|. As is shown in Fig. 11, the clip 2| has a top arm 22, a depending portion 23, an intermediate arm 24 extending substantially in parallelism to the top arm, another depending portion 25 and a terminal part 26.

As is shown in Figs. 2, 4, 5 and 6, the upper arms of this clip 2| embrace or straddle the furring strip 20 and the lower part abuts against the rear face of the adjacent sheet of composition board, designated 30. Thus the sheets of board are maintained in spaced relationship to the several furring strips.

A penetrating means 3|, see Fig. 12, has a body portion 32 with angularly extending ends 33 and 34, which may be pointed or sharpened as at 35 and 36, respectively, as by proper shearing of the wire or the like from which the clip may be made.

'several elements in place to thus form a joint which securely maintains the several parts together. As shown in Fig. 4, the asphalt composition is spread next to the furring strip and also upon the composition board and next the plastic is spread around the joint as shown. It naturally fills all the spaces between the several parts and upon hardening acts in conjunction with the parts to provide an extremely rigid and sturdy joint which resists both compression and tension as well as any lateral movement which may occur.

Or, a combination of three ingredients, namely,

a liquid composed largely of asphalt, calcium sulphate (plaster of Paris) and pulverized glue may be made, this combination having the necessary qualities of adhesion, damp-proofing and hard- 'ness.

For example, there are a number of liquid damp-proofing products on the market, as R. I. W. 232, this name being registered in the Patent Office, or a similar liquid'product is made by the Trus-Con Company. One gallon of this liquid asphalt may be mixed with one gallon of calcium sulphate and /2 pound of pulverized glue. This makes an ideal mastic.

Thus, the clips l3 are first fastened to the supporting members, then the furring strips are inserted into the clips, spacer clips are placed at desired points, the mastic is then applied and the boards placed in position and adjusted. The members which penetrate the board have previously been inserted thereinto.

Referring now to Fig. 5, this discloses a pair of small headed nails 50', these nails being forced into the rear of the board angularly as shown. These nails 50 replace the penetrating means 3| and thus anchor the several boards into place.

As shown in Fig. 5, 52 represents or indicates the mastic mixture which is a single mixture as just set forth. This mixture is applied to the several parts and hardens in a short time. This method of using only a single mixture is the preferred form of my invention as it simplifies the application of the boards.

Referring now to Figs. 6, 9 and 10, 55 indicates a clip having an upper U-shape for partly encircling the supporting strip 60, of channel shape as shown, and a lower U-shape at right angles to the upper part of the clip, this lower part receiving the furring strips 20. Spacer or supporting clips 2| are located as shown and surrounded by the mastic 52 which acts to create a very strong juncture or joint.

From the above description it will be understood that the construction set forth is very sturdy and is extremely practical.

Various modifications may be made in the above described embodiments of my invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as defined in the following claims, it being understood that the words walland ceiling wherever used are interchangeable and that the use ofone or the other in the claims is not to be construed as a limitation to'the use of the invention in a particular plane.

the rear face of the wall board adjacent to the several furring strips, each of said means having its inserted portion extending into the wall board at an angle for the purpose described, said means extending only partially through the wall board, damp-proofing and bond compound located around the non-inserted portion of the said pointed means upon the wall board, and plastic means, capable of. hardening, located between the said pointed means and the adjacent furring strip.

2. In a wall construction of the class described, a plurality of joists, furring, a plurality of insulation boards, means for fastening the furring onto the joists and a series of units for fastening the insulation boards onto the furring, each of said units comprising; pointed means for entering slantingly into the insulation board, yieldable spacing means located between the insulation board and the furring and adjacent the said pointed means, a moisture resistant coating upon the insulation board and the furring and plastic means located upon the two moisture-proofed and facing surfaces, said plastic means surrounding and covering parts of the said pointed means and the said spacing means and having the characteristic of hardening into a solid for the purpose described.

3.In combination, a section of wall board, a

' furring strip therebehind, an elongated element OSCAR L. GENT. 

